Texas Data Center Boom Faces Growing Local Backlash
Texas is experiencing a fast expansion of data centers, the huge facilities that run AI and online services. Bloomberg Law News reports that this boom is colliding with local backlash. The clash is set to play a role ahead of the US midterm elections, making the issue a political one to watch.
Quick glossaryBloomberg Law News, Data center, Midterms
- Bloomberg Law News
- A news service that covers legal, policy and business news for professionals and followers of those fields.
- Data center
- A large building filled with computer servers that run websites, cloud services and AI systems.
- Midterms
- US elections held halfway through a president's four-year term, deciding seats in Congress.
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